Melanochromis joanjohnsonae

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae, female (holotype of the synonymous M. exasperatus);
photo by Dr. H. R. Axelrod, from Burgess (1976a)

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae, male (paratype of the synonymous M. exasperatus);
photo by Dr. H. R. Axelrod, from Burgess (1976a)

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae. Above: The upper, orange-striped fish, a female, is the holotype (57.3 mm SL; USNM 214935) of Melanochromis exasperatus (a species now synonymized with M. joanjohnsonae). The bluish gray fish in the lower photo above, a male, is one of three paratypes (USNM 214936) of M. exasperatus. Both photos by Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, reproduced with the permission of T.F.H. Publications, Inc. from Burgess (1976a).

Below: Drawing of a female M. joanjohnsonae, 61 mm SL, from Likoma Island. Below it are drawings of the lower pharyngeal bone; labial aspect (i.e., external view; mislabled "lingual aspect") of mouth; occlusal view of both jaws; and dorsal view of head of this species. All drawings from Lewis (1980).

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae, female; drawing from Lewis (1980)

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae, details; drawing from Lewis (1980)

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